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== How to Present Sugar ==

=== Presentations ===

* [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/d/d6/BozLUGTiny.pdf OLPC / ~~SugarLabs~~ overview presentation]

* [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/d/d6/BozLUGTiny.pdf OLPC / Sugar Labs overview presentation]

=== Hands on guide ===

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It's great to get people playing around with Sugar themselves. Be sure to cover the basics before you turn people loose, though, otherwise they will get frustrated:

1. Show the Home ~~Screen~~.

# Show how one gets to the Frame.

2. Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".

# Show the Home View.

~~3. Show how one gets to the frame.~~

# Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".

4. Show the Neighborhood ~~view~~. Show that one can get there from the ~~frame~~ or from F1.

# Show the Neighborhood View. Show that one can get there from the Frame or from F1.

5. Demonstrate connecting to an AP. Explain that more color in the circle means stronger signal (as opposed to how "full" it is)

# Demonstrate connecting to an AP. Explain that more color in the circle means stronger signal (as opposed to how "full" it is).

6. Show the ~~group view~~ and that "friends" will show up there.

# Show the Group View and that "friends" will show up there.

7. Show the Journal where one's work is saved.

# Show the Journal where one's work is saved.

8. Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home ~~screen~~ and clicks on any of the icons. They are the ~~activities~~.

# Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home View and clicks on any of the icons. They are the Activities.

=== Hints ===

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* Either get USB sticks to boot OR teach about Sugar, don't try to do both at once.

* Demo Write and peer editing. This is a big deal for teachers. Do it early in the presentation, ~~beofre~~ you ~~can~~ (happily) distracted with anything else.

* Demo Write and peer editing. This is a big deal for teachers. Do it early in the presentation, before you get (happily) distracted with anything else.

== Colophon ==

This guide is based on Caroline Meeks' [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/~~archive/iaep/2009-June/006783~~.html reflections on presenting Sugar]. You can view [http://a19.video2.blip.tv/3410001542671/Dowdle-olpcroadshow438.ogv her giving the presentation].

This guide is based on Caroline Meeks' [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05286.html reflections on presenting Sugar]. You can view [http://a19.video2.blip.tv/3410001542671/Dowdle-olpcroadshow438.ogv her giving the presentation].

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 == How to Present Sugar ==
 === Presentations ===
-* [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/d/d6/BozLUGTiny.pdf OLPC / SugarLabs overview presentation]
+* [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/d/d6/BozLUGTiny.pdf OLPC / Sugar Labs overview presentation]
 === Hands on guide ===
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 It's great to get people playing around with Sugar themselves.  Be sure to cover the basics before you turn people loose, though, otherwise they will get frustrated:
-. Show the Home Screen.
+# Show how one gets to the Frame.
-. Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".
+# Show the Home View.
-. Show how one gets to the frame.
+# Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".
-. Show the Neighborhood view.  Show that one can get there from the frame or from F1.
+# Show the Neighborhood View.  Show that one can get there from the Frame or from F1.
-. Demonstrate connecting to an AP. Explain that more color in the circle means stronger signal (as opposed to how "full" it is)
+# Demonstrate connecting to an AP. Explain that more color in the circle means stronger signal (as opposed to how "full" it is).
-. Show the group view and that "friends" will show up there.
+# Show the Group View and that "friends" will show up there.
-. Show the Journal where one's work is saved.
+# Show the Journal where one's work is saved.
-. Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home screen and clicks on any of the icons. They are the activities.
+# Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home View and clicks on any of the icons. They are the Activities.
 === Hints ===
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 * Either get USB sticks to boot OR teach about Sugar, don't try to do both at once.
-* Demo Write and peer editing.  This is a big deal for teachers.  Do it early in the presentation, beofre you can (happily) distracted with anything else.
+* Demo Write and peer editing.  This is a big deal for teachers.  Do it early in the presentation, before you get (happily) distracted with anything else.
 == Colophon ==
-This guide is based on Caroline Meeks' [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-June/006783.html reflections on presenting Sugar].  You can view [http://a19.video2.blip.tv/3410001542671/Dowdle-olpcroadshow438.ogv her giving the presentation].
+This guide is based on Caroline Meeks' [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05286.html reflections on presenting Sugar].  You can view [http://a19.video2.blip.tv/3410001542671/Dowdle-olpcroadshow438.ogv her giving the presentation].